No Output Devices Found on windows 11 after window update

Question

windows unable to detect integrated audio device on my windows 11 desktop. noticed this after recent automatic windows updates

Answer 1

Hi Raghuttam Tirunagari,

Welcome to the Microosft Q&A forum.

When a Windows update is installed, system settings or audio drivers may refresh, which can temporarily affect how built‑in audio devices are detected. In addition to Q&A Assist's answer, here are some possible checking steps that you can try to restore audio:

1, Run the built‑in audio troubleshooter

• Open Start and search for Get Help
• Select Troubleshoot audio issues and follow the prompts

2, Check sound device settings

• Go to Settings > System > Sound > More sound settings
• Right‑click in the list and enable Show Disabled Devices
• If your speakers appear, Enable them and set as Default

3, Restart audio services

• Search for Services
• Restart:
  • Windows Audio
  • Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
  • Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

4, Reinstall or roll back the audio driver

• Open Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers
• Right‑click your audio device and choose Uninstall device
• Restart the PC (the driver will reinstall automatically)
• If the issue started right after the update, select Roll Back Driver if available

5. Install the latest driver from the device manufacturer

• Download and install the most recent audio driver for your desktop or motherboard
• Restart once installation completes

Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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Answer 2

Follow these steps in order on the Windows 11 desktop:

1. Run the built‑in audio troubleshooter
   • Open Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters.
   • Run Playing Audio and apply any fixes it suggests.
2. Check that Windows sees any audio device at all
   • Right‑click Start and select Device Manager.
   • Expand Sound, video and game controllers.
   • If there is no audio device listed or it shows a warning icon, the driver is missing or faulty.
3. Update the audio driver automatically
   • In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, right‑click the audio device (for example, Realtek, High Definition Audio, etc.).
   • Select Update driver > Search automatically for drivers and complete the wizard.
   • If Windows finds and installs a driver, restart the PC and test audio.
4. If update doesn’t help, reinstall the audio driver
   • In Device Manager, right‑click the audio device under Sound, video and game controllers.
   • Select Uninstall device.
   • Check Attempt to remove the driver for this device, then select Uninstall.
   • Restart the PC (Windows will attempt to reinstall the audio driver automatically).
5. If still no device, install the latest driver from the PC/motherboard manufacturer
   • Go to the desktop or motherboard manufacturer’s support site.
   • Download and install the latest Windows 11 audio/sound driver for the exact model.
   • Restart and check whether the output device appears.
6. Try the generic Windows audio driver
   • In Device Manager, under Sound, video and game controllers, right‑click the audio device.
   • Select Update driver > Browse my computer for drivers > Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer.
   • Choose the generic High Definition Audio Device (or similar) and select Next to install.
   • Restart and test sound.
7. If the problem started immediately after a Windows Update
   • In Device Manager, right‑click the audio device under Sound, video and game controllers and select Properties.
   • On the Driver tab, select Roll Back Driver (if available), follow the prompts, and restart.
   • If rollback is not available or doesn’t help, use System Restore to revert to a restore point from before the update. See "Restore from a system restore point" in Recovery options in Windows.

If after these steps there is still “No audio device installed” and nothing appears under Sound, video and game controllers, the integrated audio may be disabled in BIOS/UEFI or there may be a hardware fault; in that case, check the BIOS/UEFI settings and the manufacturer’s support.

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References:

• Fix sound or audio problems in Windows
• How to fix this. no audio device is installed - Microsoft Q&A
• My audio inputs and outputs suddenly disappeared, how do i fix this? - Microsoft Q&A